Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 06:10:01 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: David Kelly <dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org> Cc: bastill@sa.apana.org.au, "Julien P." <julien.pham@online.fr>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs linux Message-ID: <20010122061001.H1639@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <200101220254.f0M2swl07989@grumpy.dyndns.org>; from dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org on Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 08:54:58PM -0600 References: <bastill@sa.apana.org.au> <200101220254.f0M2swl07989@grumpy.dyndns.org>
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On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 08:54:58PM -0600, David Kelly wrote: > Brian Astill writes: > > Basically, FreeBSD is Unix in everything but name (its a copyright problem that > > prevents the use of the name Unix). > > Its a trademark problem, not quite the same thing as copyright. > > As for the difference between FreeBSD and Linux, the shortest way I know > how to say it is that I believe FreeBSD is more mature, knows where Unix > has been and where Unix is going. Most all of The Big Mistakes have > already been tried in *BSD and corrected. Many of which Linux has had to > rediscover for itself. > This is probably true... BSD has a looooooooooooong history... > The majority of Linux users are also Windows users and wear > Microsoft-colored glasses no matter how much they badmouth Microsoft. > They continue to build their new land with a Microsoft tint. This may I don't understand what is meant by this... ? Both FreeBSD and Linux are amazing achievements..in my view. > not be a bad thing, only time will tell. > > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net > ===================================================================== > The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its > capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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